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Co-morbidity in Adults with ADHD

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2014

Jeffrey H. Newcorn
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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is highly co-morbid across the life span. However, co-morbidity is not uniform across time; individual co-morbid conditions tend to occur at different times developmentally, with rates often reflecting lifetime occurrence (Slide 1). In addition to changes in the rates of co-morbidity, the nature of co-morbidity may also differ in late adolescence/adulthood, when co-morbid conditions can be especially impairing (eg, antisocial disorder, substance use disorder [SUD], more severe mood disorders).

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CNS Spectrums , Volume 13 , Issue S12: Best Practices in Adult ADHD: Epidemiology, Impairments, and Differential Diagnosis , August 2008 , pp. 12 - 15
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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